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- Robert Lincoln was born on 1 August 1843 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was married to Mary Harlan. He died on 25 July 1926 in Manchester, Vermont, USA.
- Arthur MacArthur was born on 2 June 1845 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Mary Pinkney Hardy. He died on 5 September 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- Helen J. Stewart was born on 16 April 1854 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She died on 6 March 1926 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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William J. Scanlan was born on 14 February 1856 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. William J. was married to Maggie Jordan. William J. died on 18 February 1898 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Jolly, bald, over-weight comedian John E. Brennan born in Massachusetts in 1865. Became popular on vaudeville in the 1890's. One of the most well-known silent comedy stars of the early 1910's, began his film career with the Kalem Film Company in 1912 when he starred in 'The Pasadena Peach' he was often teamed with actress Ruth Roland until 1915. moved briefly to Fine Arts Film Co in 1916 then retired from the screen, made at least two movie comebacks in 1920 his last being the lead role as Robert Holmes in 'The Hidden Light' with Dolores Cassinelli, afterwards he was not seen on film again, John died from a heart attack in Los Angeles in 1940 age 75.
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Ed Barrow was born on 10 May 1868 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He is known for The Pride of the Yankees (1942). He died on 15 December 1953 in Port Chester, New York, USA.- Actor
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Bud Ross was born on 8 November 1868 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Burglar's Dilemma (1912), The Chief Cook (1917) and Peggy the Vamp (1925). He died on 19 March 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Thurland Chattaway was born on 8 April 1872 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.- Actress
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An endearing veteran of the U.S. and London stages before entering films at the advent of sound, matronly Louise Closser Hale would also earn recognition as a novelist. Born Louise Closser in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1872, she was the daughter of a well-to-do grain dealer. She began her acting studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and Emerson College of Oratory in Boston.
On stage from 1894 in a production of "In Old Kentucky," Louise thrived in stock companies for several years. In 1899, she married actor/writer/artist Walter Hale and added his surname to her moniker for the stage. She made her Broadway debut in "Arizona" at the Herald Square Theatre in 1900 which also featured her husband. Louise's first hit New York show was a few years later as Miss Garnett in George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" (1903), and thereafter continued at a fairly regular pace with sturdy performances in "Abigail" (1904), "It's All Your Fault" (1906), "Clothes" (1906) and "The Straight Road" (1907). In 1907, she made her London debut in one of her most identifiable roles, that of Miss Hazy in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."
A writer of travel books, husband Walter collaborated and illustrated a number of them -- We Discover New England (1915), We Discover the Old Dominion (1916), and An American's London (1920). Both Louise and Walter also continued on the Broadway stage with some of Louise's credits including "The Sins of Society" (1909), "His Name on the Door" (1909), "Lulu's Husband" (1910), "The Blue Bird" (as a Fairy) (1910), "The Marriage of Columbine" (1914) and "Ruggles of Red Gap" (1915). Following Walter's death from cancer in 1917, Louise returned to Broadway in such shows as "For the Defense" (1919), "Miss Lulu Bett" (as Lulu's mother) (1920), "Peer Gynt" (as Aase) (1923), "Expressing Willie" (1924), "One of the Family" (1925), "The Ivory Door" (1927), "Paris" (1928) and "Lysistrata" (1930).
Usually playing older than she was, Louise debuted on film in an isolated silent short Winning His Wife (1919). She would not return to the screen until a decade later with the mystery part-talkie The Hole in the Wall (1929) starring Claudette Colbert. Abandoning the theatre completely, the 57-year-old Louise would appear in a surprisingly large number of pre-Code films during her all-too-brief Hollywood stay -- less than a half decade to be exact. Playing everything from housekeepers to haughty blue bloods, most of her characters were readily equipped with a tart tongue and severe look of disapproval.
Among the silver-haired actress's many films were the romantic musical Paris (1929) as an interfering mother who goes to great lengths to stop her son's (Jason Robards Sr.) marriage; the Helen Kane western comedy Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930) as the wealthy owner of a hunting lodge; the Al Jolson blackface musical comedy Big Boy (1930) as a plantation matriarch; the Constance Bennett romantic drama Born to Love (1931) as crusty Lady Ponsonby; the chic comedy Platinum Blonde (1931) as wealthy socialite Jean Harlow's snooty mother; the Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg classic adventure Shanghai Express (1932) as the prim, disdainful owner of a Shanghai boarding house; the George Arliss romance drama The Man Who Played God (1932) as the benevolent and supportive sister to pianist Arliss; the sudsy Joan Crawford drama Letty Lynton (1932) as Crawford's loyal maid and traveling companion; the pre-Code version of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) starring Marian Nixon with Louise as acidulous Aunt Miranda; another Crawford vehicle, the war drama Today We Live (1933), as, again, Crawford's devoted servant; the Helen Hayes romantic weepy Another Language (1933) as a master manipulating mother; and the classic all-star dramedy Dinner at Eight (1933) as Billie Burke's blunt cousin.
In addition to her travel books, Louise became quite well known in the literary field as an author. Her first novel, A Motor Car Divorce (1906), was followed by The Actress (1909); The Married Miss Worth (1911); Her Soul and Her Body (1912), which created a sensation and was later turned into a play; Home Talent (1926); and Canal Boat Fracas (1927). Louise also co-wrote Mother's Millions" (1931), which was later developed into a play.
Following an unbilled role in The Marx Brothers zany comedy Duck Soup (1933), 60-year-old Louise Closser Hale suffered an apoplectic stroke on July 25, 1933, while shopping in Hollywood, California. Rushed to Monte Sano Hospital, she suffered a fatal second stroke the next day, robbing Hollywood too soon of a highly gifted character actress. The film was released posthumously later that year in November.
The widowed Ms. Hale had no children and left her estate to relatives and various charities. Her body was cremated and her ashes interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.- Nellie Revell was born on 13 March 1873 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for The Mighty (1929), Spangles (1926) and The Magic Flame (1927). She was married to Joe Revell and Arthur J. Kellar. She died on 11 August 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Theodore Lorch was born on 29 September 1873 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), Half-Wits Holiday (1947) and Ginsberg the Great (1927). He was married to Diana Christiansen, Jeanette ?, Cecil and Mary. He died on 12 November 1947 in Camarillo, California, USA.
- Peter Robinson was born the son of Norwegian immigrants. He stated that during his childhood, he had a normal appearance until his early teens when his weight began to drop rapidly. He first went on exhibition in 1895, working at Coney Island and later Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Robinson was married twice, both times to circus fat ladies. He married "Sweet Adaline" la France, his co-star in the Blue Ribbon Show in 1914. At the time of their marriage in Troy, New York, Pete (then known as "The Cigarette Fiend") was just 49 pounds and Adeline was 600. In fact, she was too large to enter the courtroom, so the judge performed the ceremony in the hallway. They honeymooned in Niagara Falls, but the marriage did not last.
In 1916, while with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. 37-year old, 58 lb. Robinson married for the second time at Madison Square Garden to 18-year-old Helen "Bunny" Smith (1898-1951). a 467-pound Coney Island fat lady. Bunny later related that he had been involved with no fewer than eight fat women before he married her. In their circus act, Pete played to a patriotic audience during World War I by claiming that Bunny had tried to fatten him up with her cooking so he could serve in the Army, although in reality he was too old for the service.
Apparently, over the years, the two were "married" over and over again for circus promotions purposes, and as an example, here is an article from the Indiana Evening Gazette dated November 26, 1924, eight years after they were originally married:
"The living skeleton has married the fat lady. Pete Robinson, who is 45 years old and weighs 58 pounds soaking wet, and Baby Bunny Smith, aged 23, weight 467, got the necessary papers and were married in the Municipal Building. The bridegroom wore a striped shirt, one stripe on each side. The witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Harris, in whose home the bride and bridegroom have occupied rooms. Living skeletons have been marrying fat ladies in circuses ever since Barnum had a show. The romance of Baby and Pete started in a Barnum & Bailey show eight years ago. Mrs. Harris said to reporters after giving the newlyweds her blessing, 'I never had easier people to feed. They are wonderful. She makes up for what he leaves. And he makes up for what she doesn't do. They are certainly ideally suited.'"
Pete and Bunny seemed to find true love together, as friends reported that they were quite devoted to each other, and eventually had two children. They entertained crowds with a comical couples' dance on the Coney Island sideshow stage called Dreamland, and in 1928, Pete toured with a revue called "A Night at Coney Island," which performed at vaudeville theaters around the country, a rare experiment in those days.
Robinson only screen appearance was in Tod Browning's Freaks (1932) as a circus performer who is overjoyed as he celebrates the fact that his wife, the Bearded Lady (Olga Roderick) has just given birth to their child, who is also bearded. By all accounts, his character in the film, the chatty, good-natured fellow who plays poker in the back of the tent and celebrates his baby's birth with a round of fine cigars, was not much of a stretch for Pete. He was a jovial man who loved to stubbornly argue about politics, and was rumored to be a classically trained Shakespearian actor and an expert harmonica player.
Pete Robinson died in 1947 at the age of 72. - Actress
Agnes Fraser was born on 8 November 1877 in Springfield, Scotland, UK. She was an actress. She was married to Walter Henry Passmore (actor). She died on 22 July 1968 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Franklin B. Coates was born on 13 July 1879 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for The Revenge of Tarzan (1920), A Romance of the Air (1918) and Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921).- Jiggs Donahue was born on 13 July 1879 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He died on 19 July 1913 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
- Vachel Lindsay was born on 10 November 1879 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Vachel is known for The Fantasmagori (2017).
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Kenean Buel was born on 25 May 1880 in Springfield, Kentucky, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Doing Their Bit (1918), We Should Worry (1918) and American Buds (1918). He died on 5 November 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
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Ruth Handforth was born on 11 July 1882 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Intolerance (1916), The Siren's Song (1919) and The Fair Barbarian (1917). She died on 10 September 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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James Vincent was born on 19 July 1882 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Such Is Life (1931), Stolen Moments (1920) and Sins of Men (1916). He was married to Alice Albert. He died on 12 July 1957 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
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Paul McCullough was born on 27 March 1883 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Music Fiends (1929), The Diplomats (1929) and The Medicine Men (1929). He was married to Rae E. Carpenter. He died on 25 March 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.- Beatrice Ives Welles was born on 1 September 1883 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She was married to Richard Head Welles. She died on 10 May 1924.
- Grace Valentine was born on 14 February 1884 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Unchastened Woman (1918), The Phantom in the House (1929) and The Scarlet Runner (1916). She was married to Wayne Nunn. She died on 12 November 1964 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Silent-film star William Garwood was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. In his late teens he took to the stage. He worked at the Lakeside Theater in Denver, Colorado, both behind and in front of the curtains, and acted with stars of the caliber of Douglas Fairbanks, Maude Fealy and Olive Wyndham. After two years there he journeyed to New York City, where he eventually was hired by the Charles Frohman organization and appeared in many of their plays. He also did stock work, traveling across the country to such places as San Francisco and Los Angeles.
He broke into films in 1910, with the Thanhouser Co. He stayed there for about a year, then left for greener pastures. However, he returned the next year. In 1913 he left the company again, this time freelancing for American and Majestic, for whom he made The Toy (1913), among others. In addition to his acting work, he developed a passion for real estate. He had a large ranch near Whittier, California, owned several oceanfront properties and extensive agricultural holdings near Santa Barbara.
In 1914 he left American for Universal Pictures, where he signed a two-year contract. His first Universal film was On Dangerous Ground (1915), directed by Lucius Henderson. At the end of his contract with Universal he was signed by Thomas H. Ince with Ince's Kay-Bee Films, and for them he made The Little Brother (1917). Over the next several years he made films for a variety of studios and even directed one, A Proxy Husband (1919), for Universal. It was also his final film, and he retired shortly afterward.
A confirmed bachelor, Garwood never married. He died of a combination of a coronary occlusion and cirrhosis of the liver on December 28, 1950, in Los Angeles.- Homer Curran was born on 22 September 1884 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Song of Norway (1970). He died on 17 June 1952 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Charles Mcdonald was born on 26 May 1886 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Salvation Nell (1921), The Lucky Devil (1925) and Irish Luck (1925). He died on 29 December 1964 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
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E. Lloyd Sheldon was born on 27 May 1886 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Bride 13 (1920), Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) and When a Woman Sins (1918). He was married to Fanny Franks. He died on 24 January 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Jack Winn was born on 22 November 1886 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924), Blood and Sand (1922) and Slightly Honorable (1939). He was married to Meta B. Hughes. He died on 21 September 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Marjorie Merriweather Post was born on 15 March 1887 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She was married to Herbert Augustus May, Joseph Edward Davies, Edward Francis Hutton and Edward Bennett Close. She died on 12 September 1973 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Clarence Hodge was born on 6 June 1887 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He is known for Dropped from the Clouds (1917), Their Act (1916) and The Eleventh Hour (1914).
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Thomas Atkins was born on 18 July 1887 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for Mutiny Ahead (1935), Hi, Gaucho! (1935) and Midshipman Jack (1933). He was married to Dorothy ?. He died on 18 June 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Julia Sanderson was born on 20 August 1887 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Runaway (1917) and Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit (1929). She was married to Frank Crumit, Bradford Barnette and Tod Sloan. She died on 27 January 1975 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Famed vaudeville comedian Bobby Clark was born in Springfield, Ohio on June 16, 1888. When he was 12 years old, Bobby and his classmate Paul McCullough created a tumbling act that they took on the road. The duo toured with a traveling minstrel troupe before joining a circus as clowns. The clown act eventually matured to the point where it was time to graduate from the circus to the more sophisticated vaudeville circuit.
Clark & McCullough debuted as a vaudeville comedy team at the Opera House in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1912. Their popularity increased, and after the First World War, they began appearing in London, where they made a great success in musical-comedy. After seeing them in London, composer Irving Berlin signed them for his own Broadway show, the "Music Box Revue". It was a smash hit, and by the time taking pictures debuted, they signed with Fox for a series of one-reel recreations of their act. However, both comedians were uncomfortable with the new medium and soon returned to Broadway. In 1930, RKO-Radio Pictures signed them up to make shorts, and the deal allowed them to continue making Broadway appearances. From 1930 to 1935, from A Peep on the Deep (1930) to Alibi Bye Bye (1935), Clark & McCullough appeared in 22 shorts for RKO, many of which were scripted by Clark himself, with Clark nominally the dominant one closely shadowed by the less talkative McCullough, who was known for his reactive, raucous laugh.
In 1935, after they had finished their vigorous slate of short films for RKO, Clark & McCullough went on tour with "The George White's Scandals". However, McCullough experienced a nervous breakdown from overwork and was committed to a sanitarium for depression and extreme exhaustion. Shortly after being released in early-to-mid March 1936, the comedian visited a barbershop (on March 23rd), and attempted suicide by slicing his neck and wrists with the barber's own razor. Paul McCullough died two days later.
Bobby Clark was devastated. Aside from a bit part in The Goldwyn Follies (1938), he never again appeared in movies. He spent several months in seclusion after his partner's death, but finally returned to Broadway in "The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936". His appearances on Broadway continued, and his fame grew again as he appeared in legitimate plays such as Sheridan's "The Rivals" as well as musical comedies and revues. Begining in 1942, producer Mike Todd cast him in five Broadway shows, all of them smash hits: the musical revue "Stars & Garters" with Gypsy Rose Lee (1942-43); the Cole Porter musical "Mexican Hayride"(1944-45); a production of Molière's "The Would-Be Gentleman"(1946); and the musical revues "As the Girls Go"(1950) and "Michael Todd's Peep Show" (1951).
Bobby Clark also hosted segments of the TV show The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) produced by Todd. He then bid showbiz adieu, although he emerged from retirement in 1956 to tour with the road show of "Damn Yankees!". Clark died on February 12, 1960, having outlived the minstrel show, vaudeville and burlesque eras. He was 71 years old. The duo of Clark & McCullough is lesser known today than their comedy contemporaries (Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy", etc.) primarily because their many short films were considered too risqué to be replayed on TV.- Bobby Watson's acting career began in the late 19th Century, in Springfield, Illinois. At age 10 he had the peanut concession on Saturday afternoons at Springfield's only dance hall, the Olympic Theatre. By age 12 he graduated to the evening concession, and joyously studied the travelling variety acts that came through the town. When he was 15, the theatre manager offered him a chance to show what he had learned from watching all the acts. His first performance consisted of two comedic impressions, the first was a blackface act and the second was a drunken Irishman. Bobby was immediately put on the Olympic payroll. A travelling medicine show, called "Kickapoo Remedies Show" (a name W.C. Fields might have used with good effect), came through Springfield and the owner of the Kickapoo medicine show took Watson out of Springfield to perform with him all over the mid west. Apparently unafraid of criticism, Watson performed the female role "Rosalind" by William Shakespeare, and the comedy mold was cast. From then on, Watson was often, but not exclusively, cast as an effeminate or unathletic character. While in Chicago, he was offered a job with Gus Edwards' shows in New York's Martinique Hotel and Coney Island, Brooklyn. While entertaining the crowds at Coney Island, the Broadway producers Cohan and Harris hired him to replace Frank Craven in the 1918 musical "Going Up." From that point on, he was destined to remain as one of the worthwhile "finds" of the theatre, and subsequently, films. A big break came in 1919 in the form of an original musical "Irene" (songs by Joseph McCarthy & Harry Tierney) with Edith Day. Watson became one of the most beloved characters in the show, portraying a popular male modiste (dressmaker) nicknamed "Madame Lucy." The show was a huge success, and a few years later he appeared in a revival of it with Irene Dunne, with whom he would be reunited in the film "The Awful Truth" (1937). He appeared in another Cohan musical show, "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" in 1923, and shortly thereafter he was approached with film offers. Bobby Watson is one of those versatile actors every filmgoer has seen many times playing memorable character parts. Beginning in 1942, Watson was cast as Adolf Hitler in more films than any other actor. The list of titles includes "Hitler: Dead or Alive," "The Hitler Gang," "Miracle of Morgan's Creek" and "That Nazty Nuisance." Since his earliest films, he portrayed all kinds of roles; interior decorator, radio announcer, hotel manager, a dance director, a band leader, dress maker, detective, and even a diction coach (uncredited) in "Singin' in the Rain."
- Florence Short was born on 19 May 1889 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Way Down East (1920), Lessons in Love (1921) and Does It Pay? (1923). She died on 10 July 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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George Hively was born on 6 September 1889 in Springfield, Missouri, USA (some sources say Arkansas). He was a writer and editor, known for Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Great Air Robbery (1919) and The Informer (1935). He died on 2 March 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lloyd Whitlock was born on 2 January 1891 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Midnight Express (1924), The Flirt (1922) and Pretty Clothes (1927). He was married to Myrtle Gibsone. He died on 8 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Alice Sowers was born on 1 November 1891 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. She is known for Are You Popular? (1947), Shy Guy (1947) and Are You Popular? (New) (1948). She died on 1 February 1978 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.- Rabbit Maranville was born on 11 November 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 5 January 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Laura Lacillade was born on 18 June 1892 in Springfield, Vermont, USA. She was an actress, known for New Toys (1925). She died on 2 October 1966 in Springfield, Vermont, USA.
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Ward Wing was born on 18 February 1893 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Hate in Paradise (1938), Samarang (1933) and El presidio (1930). He was married to Lori Bara. He died on 4 June 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
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Roy Eslick was born on 27 March 1893 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Bantam Cowboy (1928), Wizard of the Saddle (1928) and The Slingshot Kid (1927). He died on 14 December 1950 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.- Actress
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Lillian Diana Gish was born on October 14, 1893, in Springfield, Ohio. Her father, James Lee Gish, was an alcoholic who caroused, was rarely at home, and left the family to, more or less, fend for themselves. To help make ends meet, Lillian, her sister Dorothy Gish, and their mother, Mary Gish, a.k.a. Mary Robinson McConnell, tried their hand at acting in local productions. Lillian was six years old when she first appeared in front of an audience. For the next 13 years, she and Dorothy appeared before stage audiences with great success. Had she not made her way into films, Lillian quite possibly could have been one of the great stage actresses of all time; however, she found her way onto the big screen when, in 1912, she met famed director D.W. Griffith. Impressed with what he saw, he immediately cast her in her first film, An Unseen Enemy (1912), followed by The One She Loved (1912) and My Baby (1912). She would make 12 films for Griffith in 1912. With 25 films in the next two years, Lillian's exposure to the public was so great that she fast became one of the top stars in the industry, right alongside Mary Pickford, "America's Sweetheart".
In 1915, Lillian starred as Elsie Stoneman in Griffith's most ambitious project to date, The Birth of a Nation (1915). She was not making the large number of films that she had been in the beginning because she was successful and popular enough to be able to pick and choose the right films to appear in. The following year, she appeared in another Griffith classic, Intolerance (1916). By the early 1920s, her career was on its way down. As with anything else, be it sports or politics, new faces appeared on the scene to replace the "old", and Lillian was no different. In fact, she did not appear at all on the screen in 1922, 1925 or 1929. However, 1926 was her busiest year of the decade with roles in La Bohème (1926) and The Scarlet Letter (1926). As the decade wound to a close, "talkies" were replacing silent films. However, Lillian was not idle during her time away from the screen. She appeared in stage productions, to the acclaim of the public and critics alike. In 1933, she filmed His Double Life (1933), but did not make another film for nine years.
When she returned in 1943, she appeared in two big-budget pictures, Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) and Top Man (1943). Although these roles did not bring her the attention she had had in her early career, Lillian still proved she could hold her own with the best of them. She earned an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role of Laura Belle McCanles in Duel in the Sun (1946), but lost to Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946).
One of the most critically acclaimed roles of her career came in the thriller The Night of the Hunter (1955), also notable as the only film directed by actor Charles Laughton. In 1969, she published her autobiography, "The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me". In 1987, she made what was to be her last motion picture, The Whales of August (1987), a box-office success that exposed her to a new generation of fans. Her 75-year career is almost unbeatable in any field, let alone the film industry. On February 27, 1993, at age 99, Lillian Gish died peacefully in her sleep at her Manhattan apartment in New York City. She never married.- Actor
Hal Berg was born on 31 January 1894 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He was an actor. He died on 14 September 1980 in San Diego, California, USA.- Dell Boone was born on 28 February 1894 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for On the Quiet (1918), Blow Your Own Horn (1923) and Through Eyes of Men (1920). She was married to Niles Welch. She died on 6 September 1960 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Cliff Wheeler was born on 27 May 1894 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director, known for Sombras habaneras (1930), A Bit of Heaven (1928) and Comrades (1928). He died on 26 July 1979 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Lucille Pietz was born on 6 June 1894 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Climber (1917), Temptation and the Girl (1917) and Sibyl's Scenario (1916). She died on 30 December 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Edmund H. Hansen was appointed as head of the Sound Department of Fox Films and retained that position when the studio changed into 20th Century-Fox. In his capacity as a sound director he was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won two, for Special Sound Effects on The Rains Came (1939) and Sound Recording for Wilson (1944).- Ralph Cochrane was born on 24 February 1895 in Springfield, Fife, Scotland, UK. He died on 17 December 1977 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Grace Hayes was born on 23 August 1895 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Zis Boom Bah (1941), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) and Myrt and Marge (1933). She was married to Robert E. Hopkins, Charley Foy and Joseph Conrad Lind Sr.. She died on 1 February 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Actor
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Earle D. Bunn was born on 30 September 1895 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Secret of Treasure Island (1938), The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935) and The Last Parade (1931). He died on 19 October 1967 in Miami, Florida, USA.